JPH0755823A - Frequency/voltage converting circuit - Google Patents

Frequency/voltage converting circuit

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JPH0755823A
JPH0755823A JP20496293A JP20496293A JPH0755823A JP H0755823 A JPH0755823 A JP H0755823A JP 20496293 A JP20496293 A JP 20496293A JP 20496293 A JP20496293 A JP 20496293A JP H0755823 A JPH0755823 A JP H0755823A
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Akihiko Nakamura
明彦 中村
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PURPOSE:To allow enlargement of dynamic range while keeping constant the inclination of frequency/voltage conversion curve F/V under limitation of power supply voltage by providing means for regulating the pulse voltage thereby making the pulse voltage variable. CONSTITUTION:The frequency/voltage conversion circuit comprising a pulse output section 10 and an integrator 12 is provided with an attenuator (ATT) 18 for regulating the pulse voltage in order to make the pulse voltage variable thus shifting the dynamic range while keeping constant the integration time constant, i.e., the inclination of F/V curve. In other words, the F/V curve is translated while keeping constant the inclination. Consequently, the F/V output is lowered when the voltage is lowered even if the frequency is same thus allowing measurement up to a high frequency. On the contrary, a low frequency can be measured accurately by increasing the pulse voltage. This circuit allows enlargement of dynamic range while keeping constant the inclination of F/V curve.

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【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、エンコーダ等より入力
される入力パルス信号の周波数に対応した電圧情報を出
力する周波数−電圧変換回路に係わり、特に測定可能な
周波数帯域(ダイナミックレンジ)を拡張した周波数−
電圧変換回路に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frequency-voltage conversion circuit that outputs voltage information corresponding to the frequency of an input pulse signal input from an encoder or the like, and particularly extends a measurable frequency band (dynamic range). Frequency-
The present invention relates to a voltage conversion circuit.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来より、機械の可動部分の速度検出を
行うために、光学エンコーダが出力する電気信号の周波
数から速度信号を得る周波数−電圧変換回路(以下F/
V回路と称する)が知られている。従来のF/V回路で
は、図1のようにエンコーダの出力をパルス出力部10
に入力し、該パルス出力部10では、入力パルス信号を
ある一定幅のパルス信号に変換して出力する。又、その
出力を積分器12により積分し、速度に対応した直流出
力に変換して出力している。具体的には、図2に一般的
な実際の回路の例を示すように、パルス出力部10はワ
ンショット発振器14、積分器12はオペアンプ16等
から構成される。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to detect a speed of a movable part of a machine, a frequency-voltage conversion circuit (hereinafter referred to as F / F) which obtains a speed signal from a frequency of an electric signal output by an optical encoder.
V circuit) is known. In the conventional F / V circuit, as shown in FIG.
The pulse output unit 10 converts the input pulse signal into a pulse signal having a certain width and outputs the pulse signal. Further, the output is integrated by the integrator 12, converted into a DC output corresponding to the speed, and output. Specifically, as shown in an example of a general actual circuit in FIG. 2, the pulse output unit 10 includes a one-shot oscillator 14, and the integrator 12 includes an operational amplifier 16.

【0003】又、図3に示すように、F/V回路におい
てパルスのON時間の間、積分器12に電荷が充電さ
れ、パルスのOFF時間の間、積分器12の電荷が放電
される。このとき、パルスの時間幅は上に述べたように
一定であり、放電時間が変化する。従って、この充電時
間に対する放電時間の比率、即ち入力パルスの周波数に
よって出力電圧が決まる。
As shown in FIG. 3, in the F / V circuit, the integrator 12 is charged during the ON time of the pulse, and the integrator 12 is discharged during the OFF time of the pulse. At this time, the time width of the pulse is constant as described above, and the discharge time changes. Therefore, the output voltage is determined by the ratio of the discharge time to the charge time, that is, the frequency of the input pulse.

【0004】その結果、パルスの周波数が高ければ出力
電圧は高くなり、周波数が低ければ出力電圧は低くなる
ため、入力周波数に応じた出力電圧を得ることができ
る。この入力周波数対出力電圧値の関係(F/V特性)
は積分器12の積分時定数、パルスの時間幅、パルスの
電圧値等の条件によって決定される。
As a result, the higher the pulse frequency is, the higher the output voltage is, and the lower the frequency is, the lower the output voltage is. Therefore, the output voltage corresponding to the input frequency can be obtained. Relationship between this input frequency and output voltage value (F / V characteristic)
Is determined by conditions such as the integration time constant of the integrator 12, the pulse time width, and the pulse voltage value.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、図2の
ようにF/V回路の積分器12にオペアンプ16を用い
た場合、電源電圧によりオペアンプ16の出力が制限さ
れ、結局測定可能な最高周波数が制限されるという問題
がある。
However, when the operational amplifier 16 is used for the integrator 12 of the F / V circuit as shown in FIG. 2, the output of the operational amplifier 16 is limited by the power supply voltage, and the maximum measurable frequency is eventually increased. There is a problem of being limited.

【0006】又、単にダイナミックレンジを広げるだけ
ならば、積分時定数を小さくすることにより、図4に示
したようなF/V特性を示すF/V直線の傾きを小さく
すれば可能ではあるが、積分時定数を変化させるとF/
V直線の傾きも変化するため、高周波帯域と低周波帯域
でF/V回路を切換えて使用するような場合に問題とな
る。更に、積分時定数を大きくすると入力から出力まで
の時間遅れも大きくなり、サーボモータの制御等に用い
るには適さないという問題がある。
Further, if the dynamic range is simply widened, it is possible by reducing the integration time constant to reduce the slope of the F / V straight line showing the F / V characteristic as shown in FIG. , When the integration time constant is changed, F /
Since the slope of the V straight line also changes, it becomes a problem when the F / V circuit is switched and used in the high frequency band and the low frequency band. Furthermore, when the integration time constant is increased, the time delay from input to output also increases, which is not suitable for use in servomotor control or the like.

【0007】本発明は前記従来の問題点を解決するべく
なされたもので、電源電圧による制限の下で、F/V直
線の傾き一定のまま、ダイナミックレンジを広げること
が可能なF/V回路を提供することを目的とする。
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an F / V circuit capable of widening the dynamic range while the slope of the F / V straight line remains constant under the restriction of the power supply voltage. The purpose is to provide.

【0008】[0008]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、パルス出力部
及び積分器を含む周波数−電圧変換回路において、パル
ス電圧を調節する手段を備え、パルス電圧を可変とし
て、入力周波数−出力電圧特性直線の傾きを一定に保持
したまま、測定可能周波数帯域を拡大することにより前
記目的を達成したものである。
According to the present invention, in a frequency-voltage conversion circuit including a pulse output section and an integrator, a means for adjusting a pulse voltage is provided, and the pulse voltage is made variable so that an input frequency-output voltage characteristic straight line is obtained. The above object is achieved by expanding the measurable frequency band while keeping the slope of the constant.

【0009】[0009]

【作用】本発明によれば、パルス出力部及び積分器から
なるF/V回路において、パルス電圧を調節する手段を
備えたことにより、パルス電圧を可変として、図4に例
示する如く、積分時定数を一定、即ちF/V直線の傾き
を一定としたまま、ダイナミックレンジをシフトする。
つまり、F/V直線は傾き一定のまま平行に移動する。
According to the present invention, the F / V circuit including the pulse output section and the integrator is provided with the means for adjusting the pulse voltage, so that the pulse voltage is made variable and the integration time is increased as shown in FIG. The dynamic range is shifted while keeping the constant, that is, the slope of the F / V straight line constant.
That is, the F / V straight line moves in parallel while keeping the inclination constant.

【0010】従って、例えば同じ電源電圧であっても、
パルス電圧を低くすれば、同一周波数を入力してもF/
V出力が低くなり、高い周波数まで測定可能となり、逆
にパルス電圧を高くすれば、低い周波数を精度良く測定
することができる。
Therefore, for example, even if the power supply voltage is the same,
If the pulse voltage is lowered, F /
The V output becomes low, and it becomes possible to measure up to a high frequency. Conversely, if the pulse voltage is increased, a low frequency can be measured accurately.

【0011】上に述べたように、本発明によれば、F/
V直線の傾きを一定にしたまま、ダイナミックレンジを
拡大することができる。
As stated above, according to the present invention, F /
The dynamic range can be expanded while keeping the slope of the V straight line constant.

【0012】[0012]

【実施例】以下図面を参照して本発明の実施例を詳細に
説明する。
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

【0013】図5は図1の構成の積分器12の前にアッ
テネータ(ATT)18を追加した、本発明による一実
施例を表すブロック線図である。
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment according to the present invention in which an attenuator (ATT) 18 is added before the integrator 12 having the configuration of FIG.

【0014】又、図6は、図5の実施例の具体的構成を
示す回路図である。図6は図2に対応するものである。
FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a specific structure of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 6 corresponds to FIG.

【0015】図6において、ATT18は2つの抵抗R
1、R2からなり、R2/(R1+R2)=1/n とす
ると、ATT18により、パルス出力部(ワンショット
発振器)からのパルス電圧は1/n 倍となる。従って、
同一周波数を入力してもF/V出力は低くなる(略1/
n 倍)。この結果、積分時定数が一定であればF/V直
線は一定の傾きを保ち略平行に移動する。即ち、同じ電
源電圧であっても、より高い周波数まで測定可能とな
り、ダイナミックレンジが広くなる。
In FIG. 6, the ATT 18 has two resistors R.
1 and R2, and R2 / (R1 + R2) = 1 / n, the pulse voltage from the pulse output section (one-shot oscillator) is multiplied by 1 / n by the ATT 18. Therefore,
Even if the same frequency is input, the F / V output will be low (approximately 1 /
n times). As a result, if the integration time constant is constant, the F / V straight line moves in parallel with a constant inclination. That is, even with the same power supply voltage, it becomes possible to measure up to a higher frequency, and the dynamic range becomes wider.

【0016】以下、実際の測定値でこれを示す。This will be shown below by actual measured values.

【0017】図7は、図6の回路に具体的数値を入れた
ものである。ここでATT18はR1=2K、R2=
3.01Kであり、略R2/(R1+R2)=3/5と
なる。このATT18を用いた場合のパルス電圧は3V
で、該ATT18無しの場合のパルス電圧は5Vであ
り、それぞれについて測定した結果を前出図4のグラフ
に示す。
FIG. 7 shows the circuit of FIG. 6 with specific numerical values. Here, ATT18 is R1 = 2K, R2 =
It is 3.01K, which is approximately R2 / (R1 + R2) = 3/5. The pulse voltage when using this ATT18 is 3V
The pulse voltage without the ATT 18 is 5 V, and the measurement result for each is shown in the graph of FIG.

【0018】図4のグラフの横軸(周波数)は対数目盛
となっている。図4のグラフより判るように、同じ出力
10Vにおいても測定周波数が、ATT18を用いた場
合の方が約50KHz も高くすることが可能である。こ
のとき、左下の1m Vにおいては数Hz しか差がない。
The horizontal axis (frequency) of the graph of FIG. 4 is on a logarithmic scale. As can be seen from the graph of FIG. 4, even at the same output of 10 V, the measurement frequency can be increased by about 50 kHz when the ATT18 is used. At this time, there is only a few Hz difference at 1 mV at the lower left.

【0019】又、信号処理を行う場合、信号は大きい電
圧の方がS/N比的に有利である。そこで、他の実施例
として、図8に示すように2つのアッテネータ(ATT
1、ATT2)とセレクト回路20を用いて、入力周波
数によってATT1、ATT2の切換えを行う方法も考
えられる。ATTの切換えを用いて入力信号の周波数範
囲に適したパルス電圧を選択して、なるべく大きな出力
信号を得ることにより、より正確な周波数測定が可能で
ある。ATT無しの場合のF/V特性 v0 =α・fin が
判っていればATTの減衰特性(分圧比)より簡単にそ
の場合のF/V特性を得ることができる。即ち、ATT
が1/a であれば v0 =(1/a )・α・fin となる。
Further, in the case of performing signal processing, a larger voltage of the signal is more advantageous in terms of S / N ratio. Therefore, as another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, two attenuators (ATT) are used.
1, ATT2) and the select circuit 20 may be used to switch between ATT1 and ATT2 depending on the input frequency. More accurate frequency measurement is possible by selecting a pulse voltage suitable for the frequency range of the input signal by using the switching of ATT and obtaining an output signal as large as possible. If the F / V characteristic without ATT v 0 = α · fin is known, the F / V characteristic in that case can be obtained more easily than the attenuation characteristic (division ratio) of the ATT. That is, ATT
If is 1 / a, then v 0 = (1 / a) · α · fin.

【0020】更に、図5のATT18の代りにパルス出
力部に(あるいはバッファとして)C−MOSのICを
用いて、直接電源電圧を変えることでパルス電圧値を調
節する方法でもよいし、その他、オープンドレイン回路
やトランジスタを用いたレベル変換回路等を用いること
も可能であり、本発明は上記実施例に限定されるもので
ないことは明らかである。
Further, instead of the ATT 18 shown in FIG. 5, a C-MOS IC may be used for the pulse output section (or as a buffer), and the pulse voltage value may be adjusted by directly changing the power supply voltage. It is also possible to use an open drain circuit or a level conversion circuit using a transistor, and it is clear that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

【0021】[0021]

【発明の効果】以上説明したとおり、本発明によれば、
パルス電圧を調節することにより、積分時定数を変える
ことなく、ダイナミックレンジを拡大することができる
という効果を有する。
As described above, according to the present invention,
By adjusting the pulse voltage, the dynamic range can be expanded without changing the integration time constant.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】従来のF/V回路を示すブロック線図FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a conventional F / V circuit.

【図2】従来のF/V回路の構成を示す回路図FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a conventional F / V circuit.

【図3】従来のF/V回路によるパルス出力と電圧出力
を示す線図
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing pulse output and voltage output by a conventional F / V circuit.

【図4】図6のF/V回路による出力を示すグラフFIG. 4 is a graph showing an output by the F / V circuit of FIG.

【図5】本実施例によるF/V回路を示すブロック線図FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an F / V circuit according to this embodiment.

【図6】本実施例によるF/V回路の構成を示す回路図FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of an F / V circuit according to this embodiment.

【図7】本実施例における実測のためのF/V回路の具
体的構成を示す回路図
FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a specific configuration of an F / V circuit for actual measurement in this embodiment.

【図8】他の実施例のF/V回路の構成を示す一部回路
図を含むブロック線図
FIG. 8 is a block diagram including a partial circuit diagram showing the configuration of an F / V circuit according to another embodiment.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

10…パルス出力部 12…積分器 14…ワンショット発振器 16…オペアンプ 18…アッテネータ(ATT) 20…セレクト回路 10 ... Pulse output section 12 ... Integrator 14 ... One-shot oscillator 16 ... Op Amp 18 ... Attenuator (ATT) 20 ... Select circuit

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】パルス出力部及び積分器を含む周波数−電
圧変換回路において、 パルス電圧を調節する手段を備え、 パルス電圧を可変として、入力周波数−出力電圧特性直
線の傾きを一定に保持したまま、測定可能周波数帯域を
拡大することを特徴とする周波数−電圧変換回路。
1. A frequency-voltage conversion circuit including a pulse output section and an integrator, comprising means for adjusting a pulse voltage, wherein the pulse voltage is variable and the slope of an input frequency-output voltage characteristic straight line is kept constant. A frequency-voltage conversion circuit characterized by expanding a measurable frequency band.
JP20496293A 1993-08-19 1993-08-19 Frequency/voltage converting circuit Pending JPH0755823A (en)

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